This is a powerful and moving account of a Chinese radio talk show journalist's efforts to expand the public conversation about women's issues. As she meets a variety of callers, she becomes a lifeline and hope to many previously voicele...

O'Brian wrote this book as a successor to C.S. Forester's Hornblower series. In this and the 19 Aubrey-Maturin books that followed, he far surpassed that estimable author and wrote what the NYTBR called the best historical novels ever w...